New York becomes the first US city to implement congestion pricing

Other major cities in the world, including London and Stockholm, have similar schemes, but this is the first in the United States.

A New Year and a New Toll

On the first weekday of NYC’s new congestion-pricing era that’s already being threatened by the incoming Trump administration, Jose Martinez, THE CITY’s senior reporter covering transportation, offers some perspective on what this means for the trains and streets inside the zone and throughout the five boroughs:https://feeds.fireside.fm/faqnyc/rss?congestion“Politicians use the words historical a lot, but I do think that when they flipped the sw…

Day 1 of Congestion Pricing

(New York, NY) — The first in the nation congestion pricing program is now in effect for Manhattan. The tolling program started Sunday and will charge nine dollars to drivers who head south of 60th Street during peak hours. A federal judge on Friday night rejected New Jersey’s final attempt to delay the program from starting after attorneys representing the state argued it will cause more congestion and air pollution in northern New Jersey. Driv…

Manhattan drivers face $9 fee in first such US effort to fight gridlock

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York City drivers on Monday had to pay $9 to enter Manhattan under the first such congestion fee in the U.S., which seeks to raise billions for mass transit and reduce traffic jams. The fee went into effect on Sunday after New Jersey failed on Friday to convince a judge to halt it pending an appeal. The city rushed to implement the charge before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan…

Manhattan drivers face $9 fee in first such U.S. effort to fight gridlock

New York City drivers on Monday had to pay $9 to enter Manhattan under the first such congestion fee in the U.S., which seeks to raise billions for mass transit and reduce traffic jams.

New York City has become the first American city to impose a toll on motorists entering downtown in an effort to reduce traffic congestion. Starting Sunday, drivers will pay $9 (220 crowns) to enter Manhattan during rush hour, the AP reported.